hls wrote:
>
> "Otis" <rev_otis_mcnatt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1f20ce7d-cd39-4208-920c-08032814acbb@37g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>> Over the years, the inevitable subject of worst cars ever comes up,
>> and the Vega
>> is always at or near the top of the list. I've seen it a hundred
>> times. I feel I should
>> put in a good word for the little car.
>
>
> That is, I believe, the car with the silicon/aluminum alloy
> engine...That thing
> went out for most people very quickly.
>
> Now, believe it or not, I have seen Yugos still on the road. Even the
> worst
> automaker allows a good one to slip out occasionally.

Well, seeing as a Yugo is basically a reheated FIAT, they theoretically
can be made more reliable by replacing all the broken mechanical bits
with FIAT bits.

Now whether they figured out rustproofing or not, I don't know - I
haven't seen a Yugo in years. I don't remember seeing one old enough to
have rust on it.

It's a shame that FIAT didn't fine tune their cars a little better. I
remember a neighbor having one as a little kid and it was a neat little
car and darn near indestructable - I think he eventually passed it on to
his daughter when she went to college (a few years older than I.) Owner
was a car guy though, so undoubtedly salt wasn't allowed to linger on
the body, explaining its unusual longevity.

nate

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